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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

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Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Adamstown Council was held last evening for the purpose of receiving tenders for supplying and breaking 500 yards of chatrock to a gauge of two and…

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Parliament. Thursday, June 13, 1889. Legislative Council. The Newcastle Commonage Bill. The Third Reading. Forwarded to the Assembly. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council this afternoon the Newcastle Commonage Bill was read a third time, and passed, and forwarded to the Assembly with amendments…

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Municipal Councils. Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen M'Crae, Thurling, Cook, Weakley,…

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Municipal Councils. Newcastle. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council took place last evening. There were present: Aldermen Buchanan (Mayor), Christie, Thorn, Rodgers, Gibb, Gillam,…

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The Irish Delegates' Reception Committee. Banquet to the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 5

A MEETING of the sub committee of citizens' committee, formed for the purpose of according a reception to the Irish National Delegates on the occasion of their recent visit to…

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Sydney Municipal Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday—Tenders for the 4 per cent. loan of £35,000, placed on the London market by the Sydney Municipal Council, the minimum for which was fixed at 105,…

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Municipal Councils. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Abell, Shaw, Sommerville, Calderbank, Craig,…

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Parliament. Wednesday, June 19, 1889. Legislative Council. Newcastle Commonage Bill. Received from the Assembly. Payment of Members' Bill. The First Reading. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night. Newcastle Pasturage Reserve Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 5

In the Legislative Council this afternoon the President announced the receipt of a message from, the Legislative Assembly, forwarding the Newcastle Pasturage Reserve Bill, and stating that…

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District News. Morpeth. COUNCIL-CHAMBERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 3

For many years past the Municipal Council have occupied a room in the school of Arts as a Council-chamber, which has often been complained of as being too small for…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 20, 1889. Payment of Members' Bill. A Call of the Council Ordered. The Queensland Immigrants. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council to-night, Mr. DANGER said he found that owing to a mistake, his notice of motion regarding a call of the House on the second reading of the Payment of…

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Municipal Councils. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the New Lambton Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: Alderman Thomas, who was appointed to the…

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Municipal Councils. Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1889 · page 3

THE above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Thursday night in the Council-chambers. The Mayor and all the aldermen were present…

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Expressions of Sympathy from the Mayor of Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1889 · page 5

Yesterday the Mayor of Newcastle (Mr. H. Buchanan) received the following telegram from the Mayor of Sydney:— "Kindly express my deepest sympathy…

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Newcastle Railway Station. Changing the Site. A Municipal Suggestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1889 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Muncipal Council, as a committee for the purpose of considering matters connected with the Newcastle railway station, last night, it was decided, on the…

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Municapal Council. Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 3

The above Council held their usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening in the Council chambers, Railway-street. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Case),…

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The Hamilton Pit Disaster. Meeting of Borehole Miners. The Visit to the Families. Thanking the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 3

AMONGST other business brought up at the adjourned meeting of the Borehole miners, yesterday morning, was the report of Messrs. George Jones and Andrew Currie, who were…

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Parliament. Tuesday, June 25, 1889. Legislative Council. Payment of Members. Parliamentary Representatives' Allowance Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council Mr. SALOMONS moved the second rending of the Parliamentary Representatives' Allowance Bill. His principal reasons for supporting the second…

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Municipal Councils. Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening. There were present, the Mayor (Alderman Cox), and Aldermen Watson, Scholey,…

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Municipal Councils. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen Keddie, Williams, Collier, Lloyd, Kinder and Nesbitt…

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Proposed Tramway Extension. a Municipal Conference. Unanimous Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 8

A CONFERENCE of representatives from the municipalities of Carrington, Lambton, Wallsend, and Waratah, convened for the purpose of considering the proposed tram…

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